Dimer Khichuri

Serves 2 persons

Ingredients:

1. Sona masoori rice 2/3 cup
2. Masoor dal 1/2 cup
3. Egg 2
4. Onion 1 medium size chopped and 1 small chopped
5. Green chilies 2 chopped
6. Ginger and garlic paste 2 tablespoons
7. Turmeric 1/2 teaspoon
8. Tomato 1 large chopped
9.  Salt as per taste
10.Mustard oil 2 tablespoons and vegetable oil 1 tablespoon

Recipe:

1. Wash the rice and dal together and boil them in a large pan till rice and dal are cooked enough. Off the oven and keep them aside.
2. Take each egg break into a bowl add salt, chopped onion & green chili and beat well. Now heat vegetable oil in a non-stick pan and fry omelets ,cut the omelets  and keep aside.
2. Now heat the mustard oil in a wok and fry the onion and ginger garlic paste till golden brown.
3. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes become soft and pulpy. Now add turmeric and salt and fry till oil separates from the masala.
4. When oil start separating from the masala add the boiled dal and rice along with the boiled water was with them and stir well to mix them with the masala.
5. Now bring the mixture to a nice boil for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes add the omelet pieces into the khichuri and boil for couple of minutes.

Serve the hot khichuri with the omelets pieces.

Biulir Dal & Jhinge Aloo Posto

Ingredients:

For Dal:

1. Urad Dal or Biulir Dal 1/2 cup washed and boiled
2. Bay leaf 1 large
3. Fennel Seeds 2 tablespoons
4. Red chili whole 2
5. Ginger ,fennel seed and green chili paste 2 teaspoons
6. Vegetable oil 1 teaspoon
7. Asafetida 1/4 teaspoon
8. Salt and sugar as per taste

For Posto:

1. Ridge gourd 2 large peeled and chopped
2. Potatoes 2 large
3. Poppy seed paste 4-5 tablespoons
4. Green chilies 2
5. Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons
6. Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
7. Salt as per taste
 

Recipe:

Biulir Dal:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf, fennel seeds, red chili, asafetida and fry for few seconds and then add the boiled dal and some water, bring the dal to a nice boil for 10 minutes. adjust salt and sugar to taste.
2. Before off the oven add the ginger, chili & fennel paste to the dal and mix it very well and off the oven and pour on a bowl.

Jhinge Posto:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add green chilies to it. Now add the potatoes and fry till they become golden brown. 
2. Now add the ridge gourd and fry for couple of minutes. Then add the salt, turmeric and poppy seed paste and cook posto covered on low heat till the potatoes become cooked.
3. When the potatoes are cooked enough higher the heat and fry the posto till all the water which came out from the ridge gourd evaporates.
4. When the water will be evaporated fry for for couple of minutes and off the oven.

Serve "Jhinge Aloo Posto & Biulir Dal" with steamed rice as lunch. 

Kancha Kolar Kofta

Ingredients:

For Kancha( Plantain) kola Koftas:

1. Raw banana or Kancha kola 1 medium size cut into big pieces along with the skins
2. Potato medium size 1 halved with skins
3. Onion 1 medium chopped
4. Green chilies 2 chopped
5. Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
6. Garam masala powder 1/2 teaspoon
7. Salt and sugar as per taste
8. Besan Or gram flour 5-6 tablespoons
9. Vegetable oil for frying

For kofta gravy:

1. Onion 1 medium size boiled and blended
2. Ginger garlic paste 2 teaspoons
3. Tomato 1 large size boiled and blended
4. Potato 1 medium size cut into cubes
5. Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
6. Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
7. Red chili powder 1 teaspoon
8. Salt and sugar as per taste
9. Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
10. Bay leaf 1 large
11.Garam masala powder 1/2 teaspoon
12.Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons
13.Ghee 1 tablespoon

Recipe:

Making Koftas:

 

1. Boil the raw banana and potatoes together and peel the skins and mashed them. Take a bowl now add all the ingredients except the oil and add the mashed vegetables and make a soft dough.  

2. Now make small balls out of the dough and deep fry them till golden brown and put on a paper towel.

 

Making the gravy:

 

1. Now take a non-stick pan and heat oil in it. Fry the Cubed potatoes till light brown and put them on a bowl. Now add the cumin seeds and bay leaf to the oil. When the cumin seeds started crackles add the ginger garlic paste and fry for 2-3 seconds.

 

2. Now add the boiled and blended onion and some salt & sugar and fry till the onion becomes caramelized. In this time make a paste with turmeric powder, coriander, red chili powder and some salt. When the onion started to change color add the masala paste and fry till oil separates from the masala.

 

3. Add the blended tomato to the masala and fry for couple of minutes. Add the fried potatoes and mix with the masala very well. Now add 2 cups of warm water the pan and boil the gravy till potatoes are cooked.

 

4. When the potatoes will be cooked enough add the fried koftas and off the oven. Do not boil the gravy after adding the koftas. Sprinkle some garam masala & ghee and serve with rice or chapaties.

 

Gola Ruti

Makes 8 Gola-Rotis

Ingredients:

1. Maida - 1/2 cup
2. Sooji - 1/2 cup
3. Egg - 1
4. Fennel seeds - 1 tablespoon
5. Salt - 1/3 teaspoon
6. Brown Sugar - 3 tablespoons
7. Green chilies - 2 chopped
8. Cilantro chopped - 4 tablespoons
9. Whole or 2% milk 1 cup
9. Vegetable oil of ghee for frying

Recipe:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and make a batter like dosa batter and let it stand for 15 minutes.
2. Now heat a large non-stick pan or dosa pan pour 3-4 drops oil and spread the oil all over the pan and pour 1 large spoon full of batter on the pan and spread it all over the pan.
3. Let cook both sides till light brown and take out from pan and serve hot with maple syrup or molasses.
 

Dimer Paturi

Serves 6 people

Ingredients:

1. 4 eggs
2. Green chilies 2 finely chopped
3. Black mustard seeds 1 tablespoon
4. Yellow mustard seeds 2 tablespoons
5. Poppy seeds 1 tablespoon
6. Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
7. Salt as per taste
8. Mustard oil 2 tablespoons

Recipe:

1. First take a bowl and break 4 eggs into it and very lightly beat them and keep aside.
Now make a paste with mustard seeds, poppy seeds , green chilies & some salt.
2. Take the lightly beaten eggs and add all the ingredients along with the mustard seed & poppy seeds paste and gently mix them. But do not beat the egg. Just mix it.
3. Preheat the oven on 350 F. Take a  glass baking pan5"/10" and grease the pan with some mustard oil. Pour the egg mixture and place the tray into the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
4. Remove the baking tray and let it set for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes cut the paturi in pieces and serve with steamed rice.
5. You may use tiffin box to make this recipe. Same way grease the stainless steel tiffin box and pour the mixture, close with the lid and put the box into a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 30 minutes on medium high heat.


 

 

 

Fulkopi Die Tilapia Machher Jhol

Ingredients:

1. Tilapia Fish pieces - 4 to 6
2. Cauliflower - 2 cups big pieces
3. Potato - 1 large cut into length wise pieces
4. Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon
5. Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
6. Cumin powder - 1/3 teaspoon
7. Green chilies - 2
8. Salt & sugar as per taste
9. Panch foron - 1 teaspoon
10.Vegetable or Canola oil - 2 tablespoons

Recipe:

1. Wash the fish pieces and marinate them with salt and turmeric and keep them aside for 15 minutes. In the meantime boil some water with salt and soak the cauliflower pieces into the hot water for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes take the cauliflower pieces out of the water.
2. Now heat oil in a wok and lightly fry the marinated fish pieces and put them aside. Now in the same oil fry the vegetables and put in a bowl.
3. Add 1 tablespoon oil if needed. Now make a paste with ginger paste, turmeric, cumin with little water . Add some panch foron and green chilies to the wok and fry for 1/2 minute. Now add the masala paste to the wok and fry. Add the fried vegetables also into the wok and fry for a while.
4. Now add 1 cup water and the fish pieces and cover the pan and cook on low heat for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked. When the vegetables is cooked enough pour the Jhol in a large bowl.
5. You may garnish with some chopped cilantro and serve with steamed rice.

Bandha Kopir Chochhori (Simple Cabbage Curry)

Ingredients:

1. Cabbage roughly chopped - 3 cups
2. Eggplant chunks - 1 cup
3. Radish chunks - 1/2 cup
4. Flat bean chunks - 1/2 cup
5. Potato - 1 medium size cut into pieces
6. Salt & sugar as per taste
7. Panch foron 1/2 teaspoon
8. Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
9. Green chili whole - 2
10.Vegetable or canola oil - 2 tablespoons

Recipe:

1. Take a pan or wok and heat oil and add panch foron and green chilies to it and fry till the panch foron crackles. When they started crackling add the chopped vegetables without the cabbages and add some salt & turmeric powder and fry for 4-5 minutes.

2. Now add the chopped cabbages and cover the pan and cook on low heat till the vegetables are soft and tender.

3. After 15 minutes open the lid and check if the vegetables are cooked or not. If they are cooked enough add some sugar and higher the heat and fry till all the water which came from cabbage evaporates.

4. When all the water will be evaporated little higher the flame and stir fry the vegetables for couple of minutes and then off the oven.

 

Serve the simple cabbage curry with dal and rice in lunch.

Peas kachuri & dum aloo

Ingredients:

For peas kachuri:
1.Sweet peas (store bought) 2 cups
2.Ginger 1" long piece
3.Green chili 2
4.Roasted & grinde cumin and coriander seeds 2tablespoon
5.Salt & sugar as per taste
6.Maida 2 cups
7.White oil for deep frying

For dum aloo:
1.Small potatoes 1lb
2.Tomato 2 chopped
3. 2tbsp poppy seed,10 kaju,2 tbsp char magaj,1" long ginger.(Make a paste of these ingredients togather)
4.2 cups of coconut milk.
5.Salt & sugar as per taste
6.Cumin seed 1 tsp
7.Bay leaf 1 big
8.Garam masala pwd 1/2 tsp
9.Vegetable oil to cook.
10.Turmeric 1/2 tsp,red chili pwd to taste & cumin pwd 1 tsp

Recipe:

Peas kachuri:

1>Make a paste of peas,ginger & green chili using very little water.

2>Add coarsely ground roasted cumin coriander,salt & sugar to the peas paste and fry the paste with little water to make a stuffing and keep aside.

3>Now make a soft dough with maida,little salt,white oil & some warm water and cover it and keep aside for 1 hr.

4>After 1 hr make small balls from the dough and put the stuffing into the balls and roll them with little oil to make small disk.

5>Heat oil in a deep wok and fry the kachuries one by one and put on paper tissue.

For dum aloo:

1>Peel the potatoes and prick them and put them into salty water for 6-8 hrs.

2>Heat oil in a pan.

2>After 6-8 hrs take them out from salty water and fry them in hot oil and put them in a bowl.

3>Now add some cumin & bay leaf in the rest of the oil and fry for a while.Add Chopped tomatoes and some salt to it and cover and simmer to cook the tomatoes.

4>Add the masala paste,turemric,red chili & cumin to it and fry till oil separates from masala.

5>Add some sugar and fried potatoes to the pan and mix them with fried masala very well.

6>Add the coconut milk to it and cover & simmer it till potatoes cooked.

7>When the potatoes cooked higher the stove and dry the gravy.

8>When the gravy becomes dry sprinkle garam masala and serve with hot peas kachuri.

Chhanar jeelipi( Bengali sweet)

 

Ingredients:

1.Dry milk powder 1 cup
2.Maida 1/2
3.Baking powder 1/2 tsp
4.Heavy whipping cream 3/4 cup
5.Sugar 2 cups
6.Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp or 4-6 cardamom pods
7.Pinch of saffron
8.3 cups of water
9.Vegetable oil for deep frying

Recipe:

1>First make a soft dough with dry milk powder,maida,baking powder & heavy cream and cover it and keep aside for 15 mins.

2>In this mean time take a deep pan and add 2 cups of sugar,pinch of saffron,cardamom powder or cardamom pods and water and bring it to boil.Let the syrup boil for 5 mins.After 5 mins off the stove and keep the syrup on the stove to keep it hot.

3>Now take the dough and divide into 16 equal samll balls.Now take a small ball and roll it into string about 8" long.Now bring one eng to the middle and connect it and bring the another end to the top and connect it too.And then it will look like a jeelipi.

4>Repeat this with the rest of the balls.

5>Now heat oil in a frying pan and add the jeelipi one by one and fry till golden brown from both side and keep stirring not to burn them.

6>Now take fried jeelipi and put them into hot syrup.when all the fried jeelipies soaked into hot syrup cool them into room temperature and serve.

Enjoy chhanar jeelipi with your family.

Indo chinese style spicy garlic chicken

Ingredients:

For marinade:
1.Boneless chicken 1/2lb or 250gm cut into bite size pieces
2.Ginger garlic minced 1tbsp
3.Egg white of 1 egg
4.Black pepper pwd 1/2 tsp
5.Cornflour 2tbsp
6.Soya sauce 1 tbap
7.Salt to taste

For spicy garlic sauce:
1.Garlic 1 tbsp minced
2.Onion finely chopped 1/2 cup
3.Chili flakes 1tbsp
4.Chili garlic paste 1tbsp
5.Soya sauce 2tbsp
6.Tomato sauce 1/3 cup
7.Ajinomoto 1/2 tsp
8.Cornflour 2tbsp dissolved into 4 tbsp chicken stock
9.Sugar 1tbsp,Salt to taste
10.Spring onion 1/2 cup chopped
11.Chicken stock 1 cup
11.Vegetable oil

Recipe:

1>Marinate the chicken pieces  with all the ingredients mentioned for marination.Keep marinated chicken pieces for 30 mins and after 30 mins deep fry the chicken and keep them on a pepper towel.
2>Take another non-stick pan and heat 2 tbsp of used oil and add minced garlic & chili flakes,sugar and fry for few secs.
3>Add chopped onion into it and saute for 2 mins.
4>Now add chili garlic paste, soya sauce, tomato sauce & ajinomoto  to it and let the mixture to boil for 2 mins.
5>Add chicken stock & fried chicken pieces to it and bring the gravy to boil for 5 mins.After 5 mins add the cornflour dissolved chicken stock and mix the gravy very well to coat the chicken with sauce.
6>Add the chopped spring onion to it and mix it.
7>Serve spicy chicken with hakka noodle or fried rice.

Indian style Tandoori chicken Pizza

Ingredients:

For toppings:

1.Chicken breasts 1
2.Yoghurt 1/2 cup beaten
3.Tandoori masala 4 tsp
4.Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
5.Lemon juice 2tbsp
6.Crushed kasuri methi 2 tbsp
7.Red chili pwd 1/2 tsp
8.Garam masala pwd 1/4 tsp
9.Salt as per taste
10.Olive oil 2tbsp
11.Bell pepper sliced
12.Onion sliced
13.Tomatoes sliced

For pizza crust:

1.Pre baked pizza crust or Pillsbury pizza dough(I've used pizza dough)
2.Pizza sauce 1/2 cup
3.Mozzarella cheese grated 1 cup(fat free cheese can be used)
4.Olive oil 3 tbsp
5.Pizza seasoning 1tbsp

Recipe:

Preparing toppings:
Take a bowl and mix yoghurt, ginger garlic paste, red chili pwd, garam masala, tandoori chicken masala, lemon juice, salt & olive oil together and mix this mixture with the chicken breast and put this into a zip lock bag and keep this for 4-6 hrs.
Heat a pan and pour some olive oil in it and fry the marinated chicken breast till the chicken is cooked.
When the chicken is cooked remove it from the pan and slice the breast.

Prepare the pizza:

If you are using a prebaked crust then just spread pizza sauce and decorate the crust with chicken, bell pepper, onion, tomato, pizza seasoning  & cheese and just bake it in a 400F preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or the edges become golden brown.

OR

If you are using a homemade pizza dough then just roll the dough to make a 12" thick crust and prick  the crust with a fork. Place the crust on the greased pan and spray some olive oil and bake for 5-7 minutes in 400F preheated oven. Then remove it from oven and spread some sauce and decorate the crust with the toppings along with chicken & cheese. Again place the pizza in the oven for 10 minutes.
 

Remove the pizza and cut into pieces and serve hot.

Indian Style Chicken Burger

Ingredients:

For patties:
1.Ground chicken 1/2 lb
2.Onion 1 medium chopped
3.Garlic 1 tbsp finely chopped
4.Tandoori chicken masala 2 tbsp
5.Chopped green chili 1 tsp
6.Salt asper taste
7.Garam masala pwd 1/2 tsp
8.Egg 1 & 2 tbsp cornflour
9.Bread crumbs 1/2 cup
10.Vegetable oil

For burger :
1.Burgre buns 4
2.Lettuce
3.Onion rings
4.Tomato cut into thin round shape
5.Olive oil mayonnaise
6.Butter

Recipe:

Making burger patties:
1>Take a bowl and add onion, garlic, chili, tandoori masala, garam masala & salt and mix well.
2>Now make 4 equal patties from the mixture.
3>Make a smooth batter with egg, cornflour & water.
4>Take each patties & dip into the batter and coat with breadcrumbs.
5>Heat some oil in a pan and fry those patties till golden brown and keep them aside.

Making burgers:
1>Take burger buns and spread butter on them.
2>Place 1 lettuce on 1 bun, then place a patties, onion rings, tomato, mayonnaise and on the top place another bun.
3>Continue this process to make the remaining burgers.

Serve burger with ketchup

Aloo paratha

Ingredients:

Makes 6 parathas

For stuffing you need:

1.Aloo large 2 boiled and mashed

2.Onion 1 medium finely chopped & 1 tsp chopped green chili

3.Ginger 1 tbsp minced

4.1/3 cup cumin & coriander seeds roasted and ground

5.Salt as per taste

6.Coriander leaves chopped 1/2 cup

7.Ajwain 1tsp

8.Vegetable oil 2 tbsp

For parathas:

1.Maida 2 cups

2.Salt

3.Peanut oil for frying

4.Warm water

Recipe:

1>Heat some oil in a pan and fry chopped onion till light golden.
2>Add chili & ginger and fry for a while and add ground spices and fry for few seconds.
3>Add some salt,ajwain and mashed potato and mix well.
4>Finally add chopped coriander and mix with potato and let the stuffing cool.
5>Now make a soft dough with maida,salt,oil and look warm water and cover with a dump cloth and keep aside for 15 mins.
6>Now make equal 6 balls from the dough and roll a make a small disk size and place some  stuffing on the center of the disk and fold the dough around the Filling ball, completely enclosing it.  Pinch the dough ends together.
7>Flatten the stuffed ball and dip it into the dry flour on both sides.
8>Roll out the stuffed ball into a tortilla shaped disk. The paratha should not be too thin.
9>Place the rolled paratha on the heated skillet and cook until bubbles start to appear.
10>Once bubbles appear, flip the paratha over and lightly spray it with cooking oil.
11>Allow this side to cook for 30 seconds and flip it over once more.  Again, lightly spray with cooking oil.
12>Keep flipping and cooking the paratha until the look of raw dough is gone and it looks completely cooked.  It should have light golden/brown spots.
13>Keep the paratha in a covered or insulated container and repeat process for remaining parathas.

Serve parathas with pickle & curd.

Aloo matar

Ingredients:

1.Aloo 2 large peeled and cut into pieces
2.Green peas 1cups
3.Ginger chopped 1 tbsp
4.Turmeric pwd 1/2 tsp
5.Coriander pwd 1 tsp
6.Green chili 1,red chili 1 and 4 black peppercorns.Make a paste of these 3 peppers and keep aside.
7.Kasuri methi 1 tsp
8.Cumin seed 1 tsp
9.Vegetable oil
10.Salt as per taste

Recipe:

1>Take a pressure cooker and heat some oil in it.

2>Add cumin seeds and chopped ginger and fry for a while.

3>Add turmeric, coriander pwd and mixed chili paste and some salt and fry.

4>Now add green peas and potatoes and mix them with the masala mixture very well.

5>Add kasuri methi and 2 cups of water to it and close the cooker and higher the flame.

6>After 1 whistle off the stove and let the pressure to come out.

7>When all pressure came out open the lid and boil the gravy to be thicken.

8>After the gravy becomes thick sprinkle some chopped coriander and serve with chapati or pooris.

Methi parantha

Ingredients:

For 5 paranthas:

1.Fresh methi leaves 2 cups chopped
2.1 small onion finely chopped
3.Garlic 1 clove grated
4.Cumin seed 1 tsp
5.2 green chilis chopped
6.Turmeric pwd 1/2 tsp
7.Coriander pwd 1 tsp
8.Amchur pwd 1 tsp
9.Salt as per taste
10.Vegetable oil
11.Maida 2 cups

Recipe:

1>Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and chopped chilis.
2>Add grated garlic and fry for a while.
3>Befor the garlic get brown add the chopped onion and fry till onions are light brown.
4>Add chopped methi leaves, coriander pwd, turmeric pwd, amchur pwd and salt and fry for 10 mins.
5>Now let the methi mixture cool .
6>Now take maida in a bowl and add salt & vegetable oil and mix it.Add the methi mixture and mix with maida and make a soft dough and keep it for 15 mins.
7>After 15 mins make 5 equal balls from the dough and roll one by one .
8>Heat a tawa or frying pan and fry paranthas one by one with some oil and serve hot with achar and dahi.

Maggi noodle (kids' favorite)

Ingredients:

1.Maggi noodles 2 packet.
2.Vegetables as such carrot,beans,potato,onion,bell pepper,peas,spring onion chopped 1 cup
3.Maggi tastemaker 2 packet
4.Vegetable oil for stir frying
5.Salt  & pepper to taste

Recipe:

1>Boil maggi noodle with some salt and little oil and stain the noodle and keep aside.
2>Take a pan and heat some oil and add chopped vegetables and fry them.
3>Now add maggi taste maker and stir fry for a while and add boiled noodles and mix them with vegetables very well.
4>Maggi noodle is ready to serve.
5>Season noodle with salt and pepper and serve hot.

Rui machr jhol

Ingredients:

1.Rohu fish 4-6 pieces
2.Potato 1 big thick sliced
3.Parwal  4 peeled and lengthwise halved or egg plant 1 thick sliced
4.Panch foron 1 tsp
5.Cumin pwd 1 tsp
6.Coriander pwd 1 tsp
7.Black pepper pwd 1/4 tsp
8.Turmeric pwd 1 tsp
9.Salt 1 tbsp
10.Coriander leaves chopped 1/3 cup
11.Mustard oil 1/2 cup

Recipe:

1>Wash and marinate fish pieces with salt & turmeric and fry them till light brown.
2>Now add some panchforon and fry for a while and then add potato,parwal or eggplant and fry them very well .
3>Take an small bowl and make a paste of turmeric,cumin,coriander & black pepper pwd and add into the wok and stir fry along with the vegetables.
4>Now add 2cups of water to it and the fried fish and cover it and simmer to cook the vegetables.
5>When the vegetables are well cooked higher the stove andbring the curry to boil.
6>After 5 mins of boiling pour the macher jhol in a big bowl.If you like you can garnish the grsavy with chopped coriander.
7>Serve it with steamed rice.

Tip:You can have this gravy with some lime juice.Lime goes awesome with macher jhol bhat.

Rui macher dalna

উপকরণ :

১।রুই মাছের পেটি ৬ টুকরো
২।আলু ২ টি মাঝারি মাপের বড় টুকরো করে কাটা
৩।পিয়াজ কুচোনো ১ টি বড়
৪।আদা  বাটা ১ চামচ
৫।হলুদ গুড়ো  ১ চামচ
৬।জিরে গুড়ো  ১/২ চামচ
৭।লবন ও চিনি  স্বাদ মত
৮।শুকনো  লঙ্কা গুড়ো  স্বাদ মত
৯।টমেটো ১ টি কুচোনো
১০।সর্ষের তেল ১/২ কাপ
১১।গরম মশলা গুড়ো
১২।মটর শুঁটি ১/২ কাপ(optional )

পদ্ধতি :

১।প্রথমে মাছ এর টুকরো গুলো কে ভালো ভাবে ধুএ নিয়ে নুন ও হলুদ গুরো মাখিয়ে ৩০ মিনিট মত রেখে দাও।

২।এবারে একটি কড়াই  তেল ভালো ভাবে গরম করে নিয়ে তাতে আলুর টুকরো গুলো ভেজে তুলে রাখো।

৩।এবারে ওই তেল এ পিয়াজ লাল করে ভাজ সামান্য নুন ও চিনি দিয়ে।

৪।এবারে একটি ছোট বাতি তে আদা,হলুদ গুড়ো ,লঙ্কা গুড়ো জিরে গুড়ো আর সামান্য জল মিশিয়ে একটি পেস্ট মত বানাও।

৫।পিয়াজ ভাজায় ওই পেস্ট দিয়ে ভালো করে কষতে থাকো।

৬।কষার মধ্যে থেকে তেল বেরোতে থাকলে তাতে পরিমান মত নুন ও টমেটো কুচি দিয়ে ভালো ভাবে ভাজো ।

৭।এই সময় যদি চাও তো  মটর শুঁটি দিতে পারো।

৮।এবারে তাতে ভেজে রাখা আলু গুলো দিয়ে ভালো ভাবে ভাজো।

৯।মশলা যেন ভালো ভাবে আলুর সাথে মেখে যায়।

১০।এবারে ৩ কাপ জল ও ভাজা মাছ গুলো দিয়ে আঁচ কমিয়ে ঢাকা দিয়ে রাখো।

১১।আলু সেদ্ধ হলে গরম মশলা দিয়ে নামিয়ে বড় বাটি তে রাখো।

১২।গরম ভাতে শশার সালাড  এর সাথে ভালো লাগবে।



Green jack fruit & prawn curry (Enchor O Chingrir Dalna)

Ingredients:

1.Green jackfruit 1lb or 450 gms or canned jackfruit 1 can
2.Prawns 1/2 lb or 225 gms
3.Potato 1 big cut into medium pieces
4.Onion chopped 1 cup
5.Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
6.Tomato chopped 1 cup
7.Green chili 1tsp chopped
8.Turmeric 1/2 tsp
9.Red chili pwd as per taste
10.Whole cumin seed 1/2 tsp
11.Bay leaf 1 big
12.Garam masala pwd  1/2 tsp
13.Salt & sugar as per taste

14.Mustard oil 4 tbsp

Recipe:

1>Make sure to rub oil in your hand before cutting green jack fruit to avoid sticky latex to stick to your hand. Skin off the Jack fruit and cut into small pieces. Heat a little water in a pan and when the water boils add the jack fruit. Cook till the jack fruit is tender. Drain and keep aside.
If you are using canned jackfruit then just cut the can and drain the water of the can and keep the chunks aside.

2>Clean the prawns and marinate with turmeric and salt and keep aside.

3>Now heat oil in a wok and fry prawns and potatoes and keep in a bowl.

4>In the same oil add bay leaf and cumin seed and fry for a while.

5>Then add chopped onionand fry till golden brown.

6>Add ginger garlic paste and stir fry for 5 mins.

7>Add turmeric, Green chili and red chili pwd and again fry with 1 tsp of water.

8>Now add chopped tomatoes and cover the pan to soften the tomaotes.

9>When the tomatoes become soften open the lid and fry the masala very well till oil separates from the masala.

10>Add fried prwans,potatoes & boiled jackfruit and fry to mix the masala with them.

11.>After 5 mins add 2 cups of water to the mixture and covr the curry and simmer it to cook the potatoes very well.

12>When potatoes are well cooked pour the curry in a big serving bowl and sprinkle some garam masala.Serve the curry with steamed rice.

Tip:1>If you like coconut you can add coconut milk to it instead of water.

       2>You can add little ghee when adding the garam masala.

       3>If you don't like prawn just remove it.Still it will be very delicious.

      



Lau chingri (bottle gourd with prwan) easy steps

Ingredients:

1.Lau or lauki or dudhi or bottle gourd 1 medium size (make sure it must be fresh)
2.Prawn medium size 10 cleaned and washed
3.Tomato 1 chopped
4.Bay leaf 1 big size
5.Cumin whole 1 tsp
6.Green chili 2
7.Turmeric 1 tsp
8.Salt & sugar as per taste
9.Vegetable oil 2 tsp

Recipe:

1>Peel the bottle gourd and chop it finely.

2>Marinate prwans with salt & turmeric.

3>Heat oil in a pan and lightly fry the prawns and take them out and put in a bowl.

4>In the same oil add bay leaf, green chili, cumin seeds and fry for a while.

5>Now add the chopped bottle gourd, turmeric & salt and cover it with a lid and simmer the stove.

6>After 20 min open the lid and check if the bottle gourd is cooked or not.

7>If It is cooked add chopped tomatoes, fried prawns & sugar and higher the flame and stir fry it.

8>When all the juice which came out from bottle gourd is evaporated off the stove and serve the lau chingri with steamed rice.

 

Methi chicken

Ingredients:

1.Chicken bone in pieces 450 gm / 1lb
2.Onion chopped 1 medium or 2 small
3.Tomatoes chopped 1 large or 2 1/2 small
4.Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp
5.Green chili chopped 2
6.Turmeric pwd 1/2 tsp
7.Kashmiri red chili pwd 1/2 tsp
8.Coriander pwd 1tsp
9.Yogurt 1 cup
10.Whole garam masala such as 2 green cardamoms,3 cloves,1" long stick cinammon, bay leaf 1 big
11.Garam masala pwd 1/2 tsp
12.Coriander leaves chopped 1 cup & kasuri methi 4 tsp crushed
13.Salt as per taste.
14.Sugar 1/2 tsp
15.Mustard oil 4 tbsp

Recipe:

1>Clean the chicken pieces and marinate with yogurt,turmeric,chili pwd,ginger garlic paste and keep this for 1hr.
2>Take a large pan and heat oil and fry whole garam masala for 1 min.
3>Add chopped onion and some salt and fry till golden brown.
4>Add chopped tomatoes into it and cook the tomatoes very well.
5>Add the marinated chicken and some salt if neede and simmer the stove and cover the pan.
6>Open the lid and check wheather the chicken is cooked or not.
7>When chicken is well cooked higher the stove to evaporate the juice which came out from the chicken. 
8>Now add sugar,garam masala,chopped coriander into it and stir fry the chicken very well.
9>Add 1/2 cup of water and kasuri methi and bring the gravy to boil.
10>After 5 mins of boiling pour methi chicken in a bowl and serve it roti or plain rice.

Bhaja Muger Dal Bengali Style

Ingredients:

1.Mung dal 1/2 cup
2.Whole cumin 1/2 tsp
3.Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp
4.Grated ginger 1/2 tsp
5.Bay leaf 1
6.Whole red chilli 2
7.Green Peas 1/2 cup
8.Salt & sugar as per taste
9.Garam masala 1/2 tsp

10.Vegetable oil 1tbsp

 

Recipe:

Heat a pan and roast the mung dal till light brown and wash the roasted dal under cold water and boil the dal till the dal becomes soft and keep aside.
Take a pan and heat oil in it and fry the cumin,bay leaf and red chili for 1 minute.
Now add the grated ginger, turmeric, peas, salt & sugar and fry for another 2-3 minutes.
After 2-3 minutes of frying them add the boiled dal and bring the dal to a good boil for 5 minutes.
After 5minutes off the stove and place the dal in a bowl and sprinkle some garam masala on it.


Tip:Sada bhater sathe begun bhaja o papod bhajar sathe poribeshan korun.

Macher jhal sorshe bata die

Ingredients:

1.Rui/Tilapia/Sea perch any fish 6 pieces
2.White mustard seed 2tsp + black mustard seed 2 tsp + 1 tsp poppy seed
3.Turmeric pwd 1 tbsp
4.Salt 1 tbsp
5.Coriander leaves chopped 1/2 cup
6.Mustard oil 4 tbsp
7.Green chilis 5-6

Recipe:

1.Take fish pieces and wash very well and marinate the pieces with turmeric & salt and keep aside.
2.Now in a grinder make paste of mustard seed + poppy seed ,some salt & 4 chilis , coriander leaves & stain the paste with a stainer and keep aside.
3.Heat oil in a pan and fry the fish till golden brown and keep aside.
4.In the remaining oil add chilis and fry for a while and add the stained masala paste,turmeric,salt and bring it to boil.
5.When the gravy starts boiling add the fish .
6.Boil the gravy till oil starts floating.
7.Serve sorshe jhal with steamed rice.

Spicy whole green moong Dal tarka

Ingredients:

1.Whole green moong dal 1/2 cup soaked overnight
2. 1/4 th cup kidney beans soaked overnight
3.Chana dal 1/4 th cup soaked 1hr before boiling
4.Onion 1 large or 2 small chopped
5.Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
6.Tomatoes 2 chopped
7.Whole cumin 1 tsp
8.Turmeric pwd 1/2 tsp
9.Coriander pwd 1 tsp
10.Red chili pwd as per taste
12.Green chili chopped 1
13.Kasoori methi 2 tbsp
14.Vegetable oil 4 tbsp
15.Salt as per taste
16.Bay leaf 1
17.Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing 

Recipe:

Pressure cook all the dals for 30 mins and keep aside.Heat oil in a large pan and add cumin seeds, chopped green chilis & bay leaves.When cumin seed starts cracking add onion  and some salt and fry till onions are soften.Add ginger garlic paste and fry again.Add turmeric , red chili pwd, coriander pwd and fry it.Add chopped tomatoes and cover it to cook the tomatoes very well.When the tomatoes are well cooked open the cover and stir fry the masala till oil sepaates from masala.Add the boiled dal and kasoori methi and 1cup of water and bring the dal boil for 10 mins.After 10 mins serve in a bowl and garnish with chopped coriander and serve with hot roti or poori.

Tip:

1>You can add some lemon juice and some chopped onions to the dal

2>If you want to make it non vegetarian then add egg bhurji or boiled & chopped boneless chicken to the dal while it is boiling.

Misti Doi

Ingredients:

1.All natural plain yogurt 2lb
2.14 oz  sweetend condensed milk 2 cans
3.14 oz evaporated milk 2 cans
4.Oven proof round bakeware
5.Green cardamom pwd 1tsp
6.Chopped pistas for garnishing

Recipe:

Mix all the ingredients in the bakeware and mix it very well.Preheat oven in minimum temperature and place the bakeware inside the oven for 30 mins or till the card condensed.Now off the oven and leave the bakeware inside the oven for whole night.Next moring remove the card and place in refrigerator for 4-6 hrs.Garnish with chopped pistas.Serve chilled after lunch.